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Grier (b)

Basic information

Name: Grier (b)
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1969
Country: United States
Mass: 929 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 58	(1980)	L4-5
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	L5
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L5-7
Recommended:			L5-7 [explanation]

This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites classified as L5-7. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Writeup

Writeup from MB 58:
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DISCOVERY OF THE GRIER (b), USA, STONY METEORITE

Name: GRIER (b)

Place of find: Approximately 11 km south of Grier, Curry County, New Mexico, USA.

34°16'N., 103°23'W., approximately.

Date of find: 1969

Class and type: Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L4-5).

Number of individual

specimens: 1

Total weight: 929 g.

Circumstances of find: Found by Mr. J. Warnica of Portales, New Mexico, while searching for meteorites.

Source: J. Dupont, Wachtung, NJ, USA, and K. Fredriksson, Department of Mineral Sciences, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA.

Note: The meteorite previously known as Grier (G.I Huss, 1976. Catalogue of the Huss Collection of Meteorites) should now be known as GRIER (a).

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 58, Meteoritics 15, 235-240 (1980)

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Geography:

United States

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(34° 16'N, 103° 23'W)
Recommended::	(34° 16'N, 103° 23'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 228 approved meteorites from New Mexico, United States (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
This is 1 of 1927 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)

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